| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 180 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 83 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 25 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 22 |
| Registration plate issues | 19 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 19 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 14 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 14 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 13 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 10 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 9 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 7 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 6 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 6 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 5 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 4 |
| Nearside Rear Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Offside Front Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 4 |
| Electronic parking brake control inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 3 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 3 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 3 |
| Rear fog lamp switch missing (4.5.3 (a)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Upper Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 3 |
| Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 3 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Inner Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater light intensity significantly reduced (4.4.3 (a)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp missing (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Rear fog lamp tell-tale missing (4.9.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 2 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative (4.1.5 (a)) | 2 |
| Engine mounting damaged or deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (6.1.8 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Drivers view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Exhaust emissions - engine idle speed too high (8.2.1.2 (e)) | 2 |